NHTSA Complaint #10223381 — 2000 ACURA TL

I PURCHASED A 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL IN APRIL 2005. A FEW MONTHS AGO, I BEGAN NOTICING MY CAR JERKING WHEN I WOULD BACK UP. IT WAS ALSO STALLING AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I DECIDED TO DO RESEARCH ON THE CAR AND I FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS WERE FAULTY. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE ACURA COMPANY AND I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE MY CAR TO A LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP AND GET A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WAS COMPLETED, IT WAS CALLED TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. ACURA OFFERED TO PAY 25% OF THE COST WHICH WOULD HAVE LEFT A BALANCE OF $3000 FOR ME TO PAY. I DECLINED BECAUSE I FELT LIKE THEY SHOULD PAY THE ENTIRE COST BEING THAT IT WAS AN ERROR ON THEIR PART. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD ENDED ON THE CAR THAT STEMMED FROM A CLASS ACTION SUIT. I TOLD THEM I WAS UNAWARE OF THE SUIT AND THEY REPLIED THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AS THE OWNER. I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THEY WERE NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT THE RECALL. I CALLED BACK AND WAS GIVEN THE "RUN AROUND". I CONTACTED CONSUMER AFFAIRS. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CONSUMER AFFAIRS. AFTER CONSUMER AFFAIRS CONTACTED ACURA, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CONSUMER AFFAIRS STATING THAT MY CAR WAS NOT SERVICED BECAUSE THERE WAS ANOTHER PROBLEM OTHER THAN THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, THIS INFORMATION IS FALSE- I HAVE THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT STATING THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. *TR